Yoga

Yoga is a funny beast.
Some poses are so welcoming to beginners --- Child's Pose! Warrior I! --- while others ... well, it takes a little more practice and a whole lot of confidence before you're ready to attempt them in a class setting. (I'm looking at you, Half Moon Pose.)
It's really nice to be able to work on some of these poses in a way that allow you to build up, which is why I'm a huge advocate of having yoga blocks and straps available any time I'm practicing. But sometimes --- …Read More

You mastered his beginner yoga workout. You fell in love with his intermediate power flow yoga workout. You were challenged by his advanced power yoga flow series. And --- bonus! bonus! --- today we have a fourth workout in our amazing series with THE MAN of Pilates and yoga on YouTube: Sean Vigue. This one is all about the core!
We're talking 10 minutes of flowing yoga that'll lengthen, strengthen and challenge your core from all kinds of fun angles (we really love those twists!). And …Read More

The beauty of yoga is that you really need very little in order to practice. Just space, time, a little knowledge and the desire to do it. You can go flow through a few poses almost anywhere!
But, if you're stepping out for a class or looking to enhance your home practice, maybe you've run into a …Read More

You've fallen in love with this beginner yoga workout. You've mastered this intermediate power flow yoga workout. And now, well, it's time to power up again. Behold the third in our amazing video workout series with our bud Sean Vigue: Advanced Power Yoga Flow!
Twenty-two minutes long and …Read More

You know that great beginners' power yoga workout by our bud Sean Vigue that we shared last week? Well, it's time for part two in the series!
And if you're looking for a bit more of a challenge than last week's power yoga workout, it's the perfect progression. (And if you're not, bookmark …Read More

We are happy to call Sean Vigue a virtual buddy --- and Fit Bottomed Dude. For years, he's been sharing workouts with us, and we're always checking out his YouTube channel for new exercise ideas and motivation. And for the next month, we Fit Bottomed Girls are in for a treat because Sean created not …Read More

So you're not an indoor walker. And maybe you don't want to dance it off. But maybe this is the giveaway for you! Today we've got seven of the best mind/body DVDs for you to get your pretty little paws on. There's Element Pilates, yoga, barre, belly dance and more yoga. If you like your workouts a …Read More

Proverbs, Plato, Confucius, poets, self-help gurus and a slew of motivational speakers agree: "You become like those whom you spend the most time." And nowhere is this premise more apropos then when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle.
You may think you’re a strong-minded individualistic sort, …Read More

Have you guys been watching The Atlantic's If Our Bodies Could Talk Series? Holy cow is it hilarious. James Hamblin, the host, is cute as all heck --- and a doctor. And the adventures he goes on in the name of heath are pretty awesome. We love all of the videos in the series (you learn and laugh at …Read More

So, you’ve got the mat, the trendy yoga wear and a new pedicure, but are you ready to perform your first ardha matsyendrasana*?
HUH? Do WHAT???
No worries, you don’t need to be a linguistic specialist to attend yoga. Thankfully all of the ancient Sanskrit terms have English translations, but …Read More